Welcome to Round 13 of the League of Extraordinary Riveters Terrain Contest.
What Went Wrong! !
Greetings and salutations one and all, and welcome to this, the 13th League of Extra-ordinary riveters terrain competition.
For those who have not taken part before, this is a competition about terrain building (as the name may hint at), but not strictly limited to pure terrain, dioramas that can be used as table top terrain are allowed (see rules below). In the meanwhile those new whilst considering ideas may wish look at the 12 previous rounds which are linked below, each round has a “theme” or other defining attribute(s) that must in some way be applied to the your terrain project, to compete with other modellers for, that most prestigious of prizes, membership into the The League of extraordinary riveters [LoER].
The competition is open to everyone, all are welcome to enter regardless of ability, etc.
For those who are returning once again to compete a most sincere and heartfelt welcome back!
An accident. In progress, recent, past, or ancient.
It can be a building, some weird machine or vehicle but it must be terrain.
It doesn't have to be human, it can be Sci-Fi, historical, alternate history, fantasy, any mix or non of the above.
For this competition, since it is a slightly more quiet time of year than the previous competition covered and additionally I am allowing 12 weeks within which to complete it.
So plenty of room to be a little more ambitious with entries, also the theme allows for more dioramas.
Rules:
1. MUST be finished, by the competition deadline, allright I'll give 20 or so hours extra because It'll take me a while before I can post them up.
2. It should be scratch-built or heavily converted, use of unconventional parts is highly recommended, but obviously the more you scratch build the better. (e.g. you'll get points for using watch parts but you'll get more if you make the gears yourself … and possibly questions of sanity
3. Any scale, any gaming system or even none are acceptable. I cannot stress this enough, ANY gaming system; Fantasy, Sci-Fi, historical, a mix of all 3, I don't care, if it looks awesome that's good enough for me!
4. It can be purely playable terrain, or diorama based. But it cannot be a playable model(s) a diorama with removable models is fine however.
5. Post the occasional WIP in this thread, and of course links to more WIPs on your own threads or galleries or blogs. Have at least 1 WIP of the unpainted or unfinished project please, and with a mini on a recognizable base size (25mm) for scale.
6.Minimum area of 10 x 10 cm or 4 x 4 inches, I'm not going to come and measure it, just bigger than a normal model base size and no it does not have to be square. Upper limit is whatever you can AND finish! Height limit does not exist.
7. Final entry - Six or more photos of your final entry, showing all the important parts - not to be posted in this thread. PM me with links to your galleries, albums, etc.
8. Rivets?!
I'll give a bit of lee-way on these, if you are unsure ask.
So just to clarify you can have miniatures in it as long as they aint playable miniatures .......... is that right
By miniatures I'm going to take that to mean not vehicles.(?)
You can have miniatures yes and I'll say if they are removable then it's fine if they are playable, but I'd like to see some pictures of the terrain without them. just not playable on the terrain ... I think that sounds right?
If you do mean vehicles then they'll have to be terrain, so not playable.
Competition length:
Send your links to pictures of your entries etc. to me before:
00:00 GMT 29th March
Which is a bit under 12 weeks away … plenty of time.
I'll then do my best to decide on a winner.
Judging:
Modelling - 30 points
Painting - 30 points
Interpretation, imagination and creativity - 30 points
Coolness etc - 10 points
I will probably ignore the point system when considering unless I really get stuck...
Use your imagination; creativity and realism are the things I value most.
The Judges:
Myself ...
Volunteers welcome.
Prizes:
First Prize: League membership
In addition to the above as though it could not be topped, the winner shall receive a pile of my resin terrain bits designed etc and cast by myself, alternatively I may offer the winner some other price, maybe I can make something special for them (terrain or vehicle), however I am a slow builder just to warn you.
2nd prize: Bits like above.
For third prize, you get a warm feeling inside from the knowledge that you were not second.
People's Choice: As voted for by your fellow dakkanauts, prestige, bragging rights, more positive waves.
Entrants:
Lone Dirty Dog
Camkierhi
Viktor von Domm
Fango
Red Harvest
mad_eddy_13
Barnzie4Moop
El-Torrminator
trollmeat
monkeytroll
OrkaMorka
GrimDork
EyeamRai
GawdamSumbish
mekugi
Anvildude
commissarbob
Gitsplitta
Tek Thornison
gotbugs
SW1
ChrisWhite
Dr. H
Questions, suggestions, other problems linked to the competition (I may have over thought this theme), let me know, especially if I've made any mistakes here or you're not happy with something.
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After much copy-pasta, I do henceforth declare the 13th League of extraordinary riveters terrain competition open.
Currently looking for a mallet for either letting me hit myself towards inspiration...or for that accidental terrain piece...
Not totally too sure if I understand the theme already, but I'm in for sure...after all its traditional...
And congratz noodles, you won...now see for yourself what that got you you have to judge upon so many entries that will all be soooo uniquely different, or dare we say incomparable....mwahahaha....
Well, the idea I've come up with looks like it'll be 1m*1m, so if the minimum requirement is smaller I can just not make it as massive. I'm in either way :-D
(though, I should probably not jump straight in and wait for clarification, 1m*1m is actually quite massive now that I've got the measuring tape out)
I did mean 10 cm (or 4 inches), stuck thinking in mm...
I only put it in to mean bigger than a standard mini base size.
Feel free to make it in metres if you really want, good luck storing it and getting it finished on time!
@ commissarbob: if you want, although you don't necessarily have to do a vehicle accident, I know it's what most people are familar with (unfortunately).
@ Vik: sorry for a bit of a hic-up at the start there.
@ DrH: Foil hat territory there.
lone dirty dog wrote: Wow I got entered and haven't even got a clue what the hell I have to build o well guess this will be fun any way I am in for the running ..........
So just to clarify you can have miniatures in it as long as they aint playable miniatures .......... is that right
By miniatures I'm going to take that to mean not vehicles.(?)
You can have miniatures yes and I'll say if they are removable then it's fine if they are playable, but I'd like to see some pictures of the terrain without them. just not playable on the terrain ... I think that sounds right?
If you do mean vehicles then they'll have to be terrain, so not playable.
I'll update the OP with that info, might end up needing an FAQ...
I've also added the link to this round into the end of last competition, thanks for catching that one!
Good to have you all on board , I know the theme may be a little odd, but I'm certain there are plenty of interpretations so if you look beyond the obvious you can have a lot of fun ...
... anyone thought up something with Injury lawyers?
Alright three months? I'll finish *something* by that time. Maybe it'll be my best work yet, and maybe it'll be something I scramble to finish on time, but baring illness/injury/unforeseeable occurrences....
COUNT ME IN!
An accident that's either happen or has happened? So an exploding tank, or a ruined cityscape that fell over domino style in ages past? Certainly not doing much to limit the Imagination. Cool, I'll think of something
I would like it if the accidents stayed purely terrain based please!
@GrimDork: Pretty much!
exploding tanks are fine although it may be odd if they blew up on their own ... unless they are orks in which case it's probably normal
thanks to my computer giving up the ghost and me being unable to do much of anything due to illness for the last month or so, i missed the deadline for the last competition...not sure what i am going to be put together, but count me in for this competition.
For the attention of Vice Rear Admiral Staubb, Commanding.....
"Charges in place.... Assault squad has reached safe distance...
3.....2.....1..........
Negative impact.... repeat.... Negative impact.....
We have reports of heat signatures in the manufactorums forges.... How can that be....
Security protocals are coming back online..... How can that be?!?! ..........
Vice Rear Admiral... that was all we recieved...
What the hell....?! Strike team Griffon have vanished... the planet was evacuated and the manufactorum shut down..... What the hell went wrong. ?..
I will expand more when the pieces come together.....
Cheers,
i loathe being sick. i haven't tasted food since the second week of december... and feeling achy and not being able to breathe didn't make for a remarkable work environment in regards to finishing the project for the last competition. then the computer apparently had a massive heart attack...just now getting back online.
12 weeks should be plenty of time to complete something...assuming i get some kind of inspiration relatively soon.
Sorry to hear of your woes Gawdam - but glad to hear you're on the mend now
Ideas and WIP's already coming in...wow
My initial thought is to head back into orksville for this one, as it seems to offer plentiful scenarios for such a theme...but as nothing immediately comes to mind, I'm going to sit on it for a while to see what other nefarious plans I can come up with.
It seems to make sense, but just want to clarify. If it's a diorama then any 'playable models' should be removable. If it's a pure diorama with no models that are intended to be playable, then they can be fixed.
I'm starting to think the DarkForges of the rogue mechanicum could be a very dangerous place...potential for lots of interesting accidents there
Still working out ideas but I'll probably be going for either a Hellcannon/Daemon Engine misfire or a summoning ritual mishap. Orks, Skaven and Chaos seem to have plenty of potential for this.
I think I can come up with something dead and ruined in the trenches... Count me in. With the three months time even I should have no excuses even with my moving to a new place of residence at the end of this month.
The minimum 10cm*10cm will be much easier to achieve and store, though I'll probably still go with something similar to my original concept just not as utterly massive (which is good 'cos I have allocated zero funds for modelling for the next X months, with the exception that I'm allowed to buy a toy car/truck for conversion to ash wastes vehicle from an Op-Shop, and I was struggling to figure out exactly how to build my monstrosity)
Lots of good ideas flowing in this thread already...I feel like maybe I'll delve into Warhammer Fantasy territory here...perhaps clan Skryre has recently been working on something suitably destructive and quite unstable...
the size is more a guide, and you really don't have to "oops I accidentally whole game table!"
@Grimdork: good point on the russ!, some cool ideas you have there.
@Magos: yea 1m x 1m sounds fun, good to have you aboard Sounds interesting, looking forward to hearing more. I was wondering if someone would be mad enough to make something huge haha certainly an interesting start!
@Gawdam: sorry to hear about that, get well soon, I hope you're able to compete in this comp.
@Vik: Your idea is insane and awesome in equal measures, I'm really looking forward to seeing this!
@monkeytroll: plenty of time, I'm sure it'll be something awesome none the less
@DrH: a fantasy entry??? sounds cool
@Gitsplitta: given how vague they are it'll probably be fine.
GrimDork wrote: Well, if you fail to finish we may publicly shame you a little
But it's not too bad!
I would assume the unit filler would count as long as it met the 10cm size and was an accident of some kind.
failing to finish my own projects and being publicly shamed is almost standard for me among my gaming group, so that`s fine XD
crap, I didn't pay attention to the minimum size. a 10cm unit filler would probably be bigger than the unit itself, unless 10cm² counts and that's still pushing it a lot.
I might have to re-think my "What Happened?" project - it's not coming along at all like I had hoped. Perhaps I should buy some talent or skills from Ebay? :-D
Thin down some filler and "mortar" in it up. Another words, "pointing". Spatula it on and wait a bit and rub it down with a cloth so you can see the Rocks pointing through.
Second would be paint it in PVA and cover itin sand, and again let it set up a little and then rub it to expose the rock.
Another words fil the cracks. It will end up very heavy!
I love the look of it though.
Had a look at the blog and very excited to see how you go.
Great work all round people, most excellent start.
Yep, I'm with Cam - looks good, but needs pointing. Interesting idea, I do like it, and will have the advantage of being able to use it as a bludgeoning weapon once done, going to be pretty hefty weight
Going to be some really cool pieces I can tell already! However I have hit a wall in both terms of inspiration and planning.... gggrrr... anyway... plenty of time to get back on track... but for now.... more World of Tanks!
Still undecided - but at the moment it's either a terrain piece comprising of crashed ork rocket ship, or a diorama showing the creation of a daemon engine going horribly wrong.
Of course, as I only have rough plans for both of those ideas at present it could well turn out to be something else entirly
@Anvildude -Dwarf outpost unknowingly built on top of a volcano.
Make it ruined. Something like old building from before war of Vengeance age, abandoned because goblin wars and volcanic activity(same time was destroyed underway)
Back to main topic.
dimensions:
16x13x7,5cm
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I would like present imperial 40k bunker destroyed from ammo explosion.
beginning...
sorry, for another building in background. Full table
It's OK Vik, I'm not planning on a bullet-shaped rocket, or a moonscape If that is indeed the way I go rather than the daemon-forge, it'll be a long, thin old-skool rocket in several pieces, useful as linear terrain, possibly even having fallen over at the launch pad itself.
I kind of prefer the daemon-bonding gone messy idea, but in my head that's starting to get rather complex, with multiple lighting effects, and lots of items/characters caught in mid-destruction. If I can't calm that down a bit then it'll take me far too long to complete it You'll all have started yours before I've decided on an idea anyway, so I'll make sure it's not derivative of anyone's work - Cam's sounds likea closer match for my rocket - and the 'Indy Burga' sounds like a cooler idea than a plain ol' rocket ship
haha.... some amazing ideas coming through here..... I am beginning to feel I am going to have to "flesh out" my idea a bit more.... stick witht he original building plan.... but add a little bit more of the accident itself.... HHHHmmmmmm......
ork rocket falling off the launch pad--thanks, Monkeytroll, for a great idea i was tossing around but cannot use now as it's yours because you said it first.
actually, my idea is to do something like this:
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@Tek Thornison--please tell me you are going to blow that bunker up with real firecrackers...for an "authentic" explosive demolition feel to the piece.
hell, only 3 edits that time. i'm getting better at this...
You should look at Cam's Kaliforknia if you like that kind of thing
Still have found zero inspiration, but I'm trying to paint all the things right now so once I get a bit fed up with that I'll probably put more thought into it.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oooh what about.... Remember from tremors where the graboid blew out the side of the cliff and splatted at the bottom? Wonder how hard it would be to work a cliff into my current terrain
I mean... it's *sort of* an accident.... the guys baiting him did it on purpose but the worm certainly would consider it an accident on the way down
Ok, new idea in place, one that's got my attention. Diorama of a 'steampunk' road accident. with a three-wheeler car having knocked over an automaton. Will start digging for bits this afternoon.
Automatically Appended Next Post: And very rough lay-out of plan:
A one-way street in the rough area of mek-town, construction site one side, couple of buildings (possibly a bordello) and an alleyway on the other. A car has hit an automaton, a police bike has just turned up, and there's a couple of bystanders, both human and mek.
Started on a couple of the automatons, I'll probably put some wips up on my thread later.
Have a couple of ideas for the car. One I'm not sure is legal as it means re-purposing this:
It was originally going to be a buggy for my grots, but as you can see it has been partially built, so not sure if I can use it legally in the comp.
i'm glad someone finally posted...was thinking i broke the thread with my terrible "she said" joke...
@Monkeytroll--looks like a pretty awesome idea...i'm guessing the "road" is staying flat this time around and not moebius looping...
leaning more and more towards stealing the idea for an ork rocket falling off the launch pad, as i'm not sure what tank i want to give up for this contest...although i guess it is technically possible to make a piece that would allow the tank to be removed (and therefore still playable...
looking forward to seeing some progress from everyone (have been daydreaming about what GrimDork is going to do with this contest, because i can see a lot of "accidents" with Mars Attacks...also have noticed a few people (hk1x1, Snrub, Theophony, SkalkBloodaxe, and xXWeaponPrimeXx) whose work i admired haven't been competing recently...probably don't pay enough attention to their own threads to see what's going on with them, but in case they are lurking: come back. we miss you.
and mentioning lurkers: can't wait to see Vic's "classic" idea...
Still have no idea what I may d.... oh wait splatted graboid. Right. I keep forgetting about him. Yeah, the piece I'm working on right now may as well be a direct forerunner of that. Cool. As you were. Just have to remember to do it before the time.
I've just found the perfect piece to build my UFO around, so now I can start to build my UFO before crashing it into a wall that I was going to build for the last competition...
@Red--with as much talent and experience as you have with making buildings, i would think an architectural mishap would be fairly easy for you--either a collapsed porch/roof/wall/etc, or something like the penrose stairs :
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@Ruglud--you've already built a stone circle for an earlier LoER competition. someone metioned a stone circle, knocked over like dominos, with a gretchin to blame--i personally would like to see something along those lines. you could also "blow up" Big Berfa (yet another older contest entry), or do something else along those lines--some biga$$ ork project gone wrong. (just had another idea--you got PM!)
GawdamSumbish wrote: @Red--with as much talent and experience as you have with making buildings, i would think an architectural mishap would be fairly easy for you--either a collapsed porch/roof/wall/etc, or something like the penrose stairs :
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@Ruglud--you've already built a stone circle for an earlier LoER competition. someone metioned a stone circle, knocked over like dominos, with a gretchin to blame--i personally would like to see something along those lines. you could also "blow up" Big Berfa (yet another older contest entry), or do something else along those lines--some biga$$ ork project gone wrong. (just had another idea--you got PM!)
I call HERESY - blow up Berfa - how could you suggest such sacrilege... On the other hand - maybe that's just what she needs- a big rocket up the ar$e
I did have an idea though, just not sure I have the time or motivation to do it...
BTW - the architectural 'mishap' is a sure fire winner... And Red is THE scale modeller to pull that off
Yeah, Berfa is too precious to destroy 'accidentally'... One day she'll get a facelift and tummy tuck though, just not today !
I would like to throw my hat in but RL sucks at the moment. Work keeping me busy, busy, busy. However, like you say OMN, 9.5 weeks left... Hmmmmm.......
I am not in this one but, I had an idea for a Dakka jet being loaded by grots and the grots by accident loading volatile/unstable chemicals or bombs into the wrong area of the plane.
@Anvildude: Big Berfa was an ork gun emplacement that Ruglud made for a previous LoER contest. he has pictures of it somewhere in his gallery. it's pretty damn impressive, really, both in size and execution.
I don't know why everyone wants him to blow her up, though. That's a nice piece of work there.
However, you know something that's always annoyed me when people make Ork guns? They always have such thin walls on the barrels, which make them so obviously pipes! I mean, even the GW ork guns have that issue- it's like old Battletech ACs with their bore sizes half the length of the barrel itself.
@ Anvildude - I totally agree on the gun issues - one of the reasons (many) that work on Berfa stalled... When I get back to her, the gun barrel will be re built from scratch and may even become more of a mortar similar to the WW2 Thor
Back to round 13: Gobbo Easter Island heads - I want to see dem, dum dum...
While it was perfect at first it was a bit too big and too symmetrical for what I wanted. But I am now collecting a small pile of random shapes that will become a UFO. Sadly, this is as far as I have got.
I was considering not using the easter island head because I don't know how to sculpt it.
Now that I've been called out I feel like I at least need to try!! I will try it but depending on how it works out, I don't guarantee that I will use it in my final piece.
@Gawdam: Nice start, thats some good plasticard work.
Goblin easter Island, very cool Idea, give it a shot, you could try making it from foam board, styrofoam, clay, ask around if you need help or advice, it's what we are hear for .
@OMN: so says one of the best scratch builders i've seen on Dakka...so i'll take that as a compliment. rushing a bit to get the experience in, and because i seem to have a habit of not finishing these contests...might redo it. might not. we'll see what it looks like filed/gaps filled/base painted.
Do now know that these three will be the centre of the accident:
Building with windows will probably be an electro-bordello, brickwork, with maybe some piping/cabling and some kind of hanging sign. The next building I'm thinking will be a bit more wareousey in feel - possibly breeze-lock type for the ground floor, metal sidings for the next....not 100% sure yet. Possibly a big fan type vent on the side. Maybe a flat rof for the warehouse, possibly a tiled roof for the brothel - but may not add the roof there. I'm currently thinking the dio should be viewed from this angle, so no work behind the building facade - but with an eye to adding some inerior details at a later date - after the comp, as I'm fairly sure if I start on that it'll never get done in time
Nope. You've started gluing things together. I'm still selecting things... although I have now started to chop things up. I may even have something to show soon...ish.
Your tank is shaping up well.
Very much liking the Easter Island statues idea. Love those things. Remember that you don't have to sculpt the whole thing in one go. Build up a solid base, get a rough size and shape, then start adding the final details. I'd probably be tempted to do the ears separate and glue them on at the end.
Good idea Cam. Keep at it. Thoughts incoming on your blog...
Liking the rocket/bullet, Vik.
Those robots are a good choice, MT. Perfect poses.
and to keep you all on the up´s and downs of my progress...pics...:
one dirty bullet in the making...
cheers, vik
Can't believe I did not comment on that AMAZING rokkit VIK, my most sincere apologies.
Looks brilliant, and you are way ahead of the curve on this one, paint on it already, still messing in design stage myself, well done. Loving the colours as well.
My only excuse is there are soooooooooo many brilliant ideas this time out, so different, each post is something new.
Talking of which, excellent start MT, love the three guys! Going to be magnificent when you are done.
sooo... since I have the audiences approval of the bullets WIP...
I will show you where it will...er.. land...
(sorry for the sideways pic...)
base for craters made from cardboard rings and cork...
black...that is the paper tissue ground I put on the blue mat...maybe you still remember that...:
I try to stick as close to the scene as possible... with a slight twist for comic relief of course...
@MT: that's cool, reminds me of an animated short movie I saw as little while back. (the robot road accident, not the brothel part ... just want to make that clear )
Do androids dream of electric whores?
where did you get those 3 robot figures from btw?
How are the rest of you doing?
EDIT: I notice some people have the banner wrong ( there is someone on the forum using my genswick banner as well the terrain comp one ... )
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keep up the good work people!
wow. guess you don't even want free advertising...
i don't know if it's because i stalk dakka at work nowadays, but i've noticed a lot of people in this contest have had their P&M blogs featured on the front page of dakka (the big spread in the middle, or in the upper left, under project blogs). Cam, GrimDork, and MagosBiff90 have all been on there in the last two days...
Oooh me? Cool. I have the 'subscribed threads' page bookmarked for quicker reading, and never really see the front page. Neat. The league is like a dakka based secret society (sans secret), of course they have connections
That upper left Project Log on the front page shows the last three updated blogs, can't recall what the criteria for the main section is - seem to remember there being a selection of criteria that put stuff in there.
Those 'bots are from Bombshell Minis - part of a kickstarter from last year or so. I got a few in case I wanted to use them as a squad for something. Went diggging for them thinking I might pinch one for a bystander, then realised that (a) they were perfect for this scene, and (b) this meant I would actually use some and not just have them kicking around for ever
Not a great deal to report, but tacked some plasticard together to see how I think the warehouse might look....
The section under the fan will probably get a pipe or two either coming out the wall or running further down the alley. Still debating potential roof styles so won't set anything in stone just yet, as that may affect the look. Also considering some girder work between the two buildings, help give a dark, crowded feel to the alley.
in case anyone could use some plasticard, i have a ton of these:
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11" x 14" ( approx 28 x 35.5 cm), approx .030 thick signs. this is what i'm making the Leman Russ out of. would probably have to cut them in half to avoid ridiculously high shipping prices. if you're interested, PM me--not looking to make money on this, just to help Dakkanauts--just pay for shipping.
I've been anxiously awaiting a competition!
I'm in on this for sure! I just so happened to have a terrain piece in mind, and just got a new hole punch specifically for rivets!!
Count me in.
Building looks like a building, MT. I'd say go all Bladerunner on it, but see how far you can get in the time.
If you lived just slightly closer, Gawdam', I'd bite your arm off for free plastic. Not that I need any more stuff (although not quite at the stage of potentially being buried alive ).
Good work on the tank. Progressing nicely.
and...
I have started gluing things together!
Can't show yet, as I don't know where it's going at the moment and things might change, but soon...ish.
Here's the base for what I'm going to submit. It's an imperial landing pad, but I'd like to smash an Ork flyer into the side of it....where's my hammer....
Hmm no progress on my part though I'm thinking that I would like to make the piece a 1x1' square to give the eventual possibility of using it as a quarter of a future deadzone board. We'll see though.
Ach, me bleeding heart...gotbugs...looks so cool already to be ruined soon... ...
Thanks Vik. As much as I love the landing pad (undamaged), I've got stacks of these styrofoam pieces from work so there's lots to play with!
My friends and I were all very excited about the possible pieces we could make out of these things, so this contest really came at the perfect time.
Who me?
I don't know about THAT Gawdam. But for the record I have mailed my lunch money directly to the League, as to keep our relationship in good standing.
@Gotbugs--i'm not actually quitting...not saying i'm better than anyone, but i would like to think that everyone has a fair shot at winning. and those who bribe the judges should have a *MORE* fair shot...
@GrimDork--i would love to see you get something done for this contest...although it would probably interfere with the 365 painted models in 365 days...i think if i ever try something like that, i'll do it on a leap year...
@OneManNoodles--obviously as a judge you cannot compete, but are you also doing a project for this contest?
Ehh it'll probably happen. There's still 9 weeks right? When I get around to it I'll probably do the majority of the work in one week focus-fire style instead of spacing it out. If I set something down for too long, I tend to get distracted and forget about it. This should be no more taxing than my jungle terrain piece and the same size... so I'm thinking I have plenty of time.
So, this is my final sketch before I start modeling.
My first attempt is going to be with clay. Why clay? Because I have it on-hand!
I'm glad we have a couple of months left to get these things done because I expect this first attempt to be a disaster.
I'm not a sculptor. I can barely make a ball out of green stuff.
I think I might be able to get the pillar/column things made from the clay.
I'm kind of excited about this piece now. There have been a few times when setting up for a game, we've wanted and Orc/Goblin idol terrain piece. This would fit the bill even in it's "gone wrong" state. Probably even more so because of it!
Anyone have ideas for simple goblin symbols that I can have carved into the pillars? The simpler, the better. Thanks!
Common Goblin Tribes lists a few that could be interesting as standing stones - one for each of the easiest to draw / favourites? :-)
Broken Axe Tribe, Flying Goblins Tribe, One Eyed Tribe, Horned Skull Tribe,...
edit: still think, for a disaster, you only need to have one standing stone being tipped over and it'll all be dominoes :-)
Remember that Greenskins tend to have mostly very simple geometric shapes repeated in patterns- triangles and squares and roughly carved bones- as the bulk of their decoration. With the Idols themselves being the 'big' symbols, you should be able to get away with super simple things like a row of triangles at the bottom, or a line of wavy dags or a basic 'sun' motif. Things like crescent moons also work well.
Anvildude wrote: Remember that Greenskins tend to have mostly very simple geometric shapes repeated in patterns- triangles and squares and roughly carved bones- as the bulk of their decoration. With the Idols themselves being the 'big' symbols, you should be able to get away with super simple things like a row of triangles at the bottom, or a line of wavy dags or a basic 'sun' motif. Things like crescent moons also work well.
this is a good point. you could also use the ork alphabet which is in the codex--PM me if you need a picture of it. it's pretty simple.
EyeamRai: Just a suggestion on the scene. As this is meant to show an accident, what are you planning on starting the dominoes? A grot pushing one over is not much of an accident, but as you are talking carvings I thought that maybe one could be stood with a chisel in hand as the stone falls away from him?
Right, as I said earlier, I have started gluing things together.
This is where I am at the moment. It's not a lot, and the rough surfaces, small gaps, etc. will be solved with Milliput in the future.
To start with a need to build the UFO (or should that now be UCO as it's crashed and not flying?) so that I can build the terrain around it, as it has no defined dimensions.
I didn't want to build a typical flying saucer (as I want to make a flying one for my army at some point, so don't want to have a crashed one as well), and I don't want it to look recognisable as a craft that would fit any known species.
So I have spent a lot of time going though all the stuff that I have collected together and tried to find something that sparked some inspiration.
I found a few things, some were put back. There was a moment where I was going to have an old 8cm computer fan (that was already broken) as the centre of the craft, but that said too much "atmospheric craft" for me. I wanted it to be interplanetary and have no obvious means of propulsion.
Then I found the tops off of the Britta water filters I've opened up for the "rivets" and "gravel" inside. One of these had a broken edge and I thought I could use that for some of the crash damage.
I needed to turn this into an enclosed vehicle, and being made of "not-polystyrene" this would mean that I couldn't just glue it to some plasticard and get a solid shape (it's quite soft and bendy). So I turned to my favourite material (sprue) to build a frame to hold the plasticard sheets in place while I figure out a way to attach the two halves.
What I turned to, to give a solid shape, was the large quantity of dental plaster I have laying about. Glued together with superglue and filled in with plaster and I had the start of a shape.
As I moved on to add more pieces (a piece from inside an underarm deodorant stick, and some pieces from the outside of a printer cartridge), I continued to fill in the gaps with plaster.
If you can't tell what this is going to become yet, join the club, as I don't know either.
It will get longer, probably 50-100% longer.
And I have plans for some bits that will (or did) stick out the side.
@ Tek Thornison: Added, pretty solid looking bunker (or was)
@ gotbugs: Welcome, nice start, enjoy destroying it
Don't forget peeps that you don't have to make a game table, it can be small,
Magic goes wrong, no smoking signs exist for a reason, Michael Bay gets to make transformer films. Accidents are everywhere. For those who still can't think of an idea disguard the accident part
@ GawdamSumbish: Yep, an entire competition's worth ... you could call it a meta-entry
I'd just thought I'd quite like to make an empire steam-tank that had gone out of control and was stuck moving in a circle with crew members hanging on, on the outside, and some idiot running just ahead (WH giant kit running guy) but running in the same circle that the tank is moving in.
Or maybe a row of shops selling booze and maybe a tea shop, not sure where I could go with that one.
@ EyeamRai: Very cool, if you have clay on hand, could you not just wash it off? ... Good luck with this, check out the tutorials section for tips, you may want to start with a core of foil or some such. I've had zero experience with clay outside of art classes in high school ... which I failed magnificently, so I'm pretty interested to see what you do with this.
@DrH: Interesting, I know it's fairly rough so far, so don't worry too much. Good luck with figuring out what it is going to become, I can think of one or two ideas.
Nice use of random stuff so far though I'm sure it's going to be awesome when you are finished.
I've started to throw the prizes together, ATM there is an approximately 250g sack of resin bits for first place, I can think of a fair bit more to add too...
that thing is huge! (that's what *she* said...) what are you going to use to "skin" it? i don't know how well you can paint mylar, but that would be one of my suggestions...
I take it that the three sections of your blimp will be standing separately, Cam?
Here's where the UFO is at the moment.
Still can't tell where it's going? I now have an idea and can picture, in my head, what it could turn out like. So bare with me.
This is the bulk of the shape. The additions from now on will be getting smaller and smaller...
Looking good, Dr H. Looking forward to seeing where it goes from there! :-)
In the top right/bottom right image the circular thing could almost be a wheel of a giant doom/dune buggy ;-)
I'm entirely too prone to distraction, so although I finished my test piece and kinda have an idea of what I'd do for the final, I've been working on other things... Unsure if/when I'll be inspired to pick up the pieces and get back to working on this competition (I might even end up doing something entirely different to my initial concept). :-P
If you're after terrain... nada. For the moment. I'm pretty sure the actual terrain will be fairly easy... but what should I use for the body of the splatted graboid? Lots of gw technical paints for blood and maybe the nurgle pot too.... but the thing kind of looked like a bag full of meat that hit the ground and splatted open.... what would be best to replicate that?
I guess I could have it in the process of falling?
@OMN--doing well enough...progress has stopped on my contest entry as i am working on a scratch-built squiggoth, but i have plenty of time--7 weeks or so, right?
some of us are still waiting to see what YOU have put together for the contest...
@GrimDork--i would think about air-dry or bake clay. make random lumps (and of course some squiggly tube-like things for intestines)...then hit it with a high gloss paint, or paint then a high gloss sealer to make those graboid guts glisten...
Actually, what might work best is to just replicate the situation. Get a paper towel tube, soak it in paper maché stuff until it's nice and soft, fill it full of tubules and bits of putty and gribbly bits, then throw/drop it onto the surface you're going to be using.
@Anvil ..... get out of my MIND! I was thinking about doing something kind of like that. Maybe out of plaster cloth since it gets hard but it's still something you could break and collapse.
@GS and you may have suggested the innards to fill the bag with, cool.
That's coming along nicely there MT some nice and tidy work what have you used around the bottom of the building for detailing as that has worked a treat
Are you doing inside out as you have added a fan on both sides by the looks of things.
@Monkeytroll--buildings are looking really good. kind of sickeningly good. are you going to ugly them up at all, or are you going for a non-dystopian look?
@Rai--got any WIP shots?
i am further along on the squiggoth i started after the scratch built Leman Russ i started for this contest...still trying to decide what i want to do to the tank. using firecrackers or one of my pistols have both crossed my mind...
also started cutting out pieces for a Mk.I Land Raider...because, you know, i don't have enough on my plate already.
ldd - I'll put some details up on my blog tonight Not planning on having the interiors for this comp (which doesn't necessarily mean I won't ) but putting certain bits in place as I do plan to do them at some point. As planned the dio is to be viewed from the front only.
Gawdam - present plan is to throw more gribblies on the side - Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell and Fifth Element are all on my stack of reference discs for watching during that phase
SW1 - My main go-to is EMA : http://www.ema-models.co.uk/ Although I always end up with a hefty bill when I drop in there Textured sheets I get from a variety of places - EMA is not the cheapest for those, I use them for the sheer variety of bits available.
I bear no responsibility for your financial situation after going there - I generally find I have to remove at last half my cart every time I use it because I've been scared by the number that comes up And I say that knowing full well how much I'm willing to spend on shinies that have just caught my attention and that I may have some possible use for later down the line.......
Enjoy emptying your bank account , That's a neat site MT thanks!
I use the " EMA Plasweld" liquid glue that they sell (in bulk!) there, It's a very strong glue it can melt through thin plasticard (0.25mm) quite easily, also it evaporates so fast ice forms (from moisture in the air) on your brush. I should really find something more mild.
Plastruct and Evergreen are the two main manufacturers (that I've come across) of plasticard shapes, I find evergreen is better at harder straight edges, as the plastic is sliced into shape on a lot of pieces.
Plastruct is mostly cheaper however, has a bit better range and it's easier to find in model shops.
personally I use "Squires tools and materials" and an ebay shop called "Arcane Scenery and Models".
trollmeat wrote:Looking good, Dr H. Looking forward to seeing where it goes from there! :-)
In the top right/bottom right image the circular thing could almost be a wheel of a giant doom/dune buggy ;-)
Thanks Trollmeat. It probably could have made a good wheel. It's made from the two ends of a headtorch battery compartment, and the only such things I have.
Viktor von Domm wrote:Doc, this somehow reminds me of the slave one in midlflight... Asymmetric builds need a builder with balls to pull it off...good job mate!
Thanks Vik. We'll have to see how it turns out in the end.
Good work MT, building's are coming together well.
Proof of progress, although it's still not clear what the final thing will look like...
Adding details to break up any and all smooth surfaces. Slow going and frustrating, but getting there.
Hopefully this will be the slowest stage of the piece, After this is done I can move on to making the crater, wall and surrounding ground... Starting to wonder if I can get it done in time... as I will obsess over where every broken piece of UFO and wall, and plants and other little things will go... best get a move on
@GrimDork - Now imagine a 6'4" well built bloke saying it.
Lol ... Now about that dinner money you were going to give me.
Just made a wish list going through the site and it would be so easy to blow the next years hobby budget in one go. I guess the saving grace is I'm looking at crafting parts to the cast up so purchases will go a bit further than it could do.
Out of interest could the piece be the split second before the accident happens?
@Dr. H - second picture down in your second most recent post kind of looks a heart, seem from the front, flipped horizontally...think you got that 'biotech' look down pat for this one.
Sorry about the late start, I've now got a plan worked out and will be able to get cracking soon. The concept is simply a group of cultists attempting a ritual to bind a daemon to their will but instead open a warp rift which leads to the group becoming possessed themselves.
The altar itself is just about worked out design wise save any fine detailing. Total base size is 200mmx200mm:
I'm between these three ideas for the warp rift. Though leaning towards the first one for now I need to work out how to suspend it and keep it stable:
GawdamSumbish wrote: @Dr. H - second picture down in your second most recent post kind of looks a heart, seem from the front, flipped horizontally...think you got that 'biotech' look down pat for this one.
Thanks Gawdam'. Yeah, it is a bit heart shaped. That, at least, was not intentional.
El-Tor': If you want it suspended, you could have it "earthing" via lightning bolts to a few of the chappies. Does the job AND helps tell the story.
Putty-flavoured progress on my UFO:
The last thing there is a piece that has broken off (more to do on that yet).
Finishing off surface details on the UFO and then I may be able to start on the actual terrain...
@El-Tormentor; You know what could be cool, is if you made the rift completely 2-dimensional (well, as close as you can model, anyways)- you could use clear plastic, cut to shape and supported by the 'grounding' bolts, then painted over with a vortex of washes and inks and stuff. Thin wire (like, super thin) could be used for extra bits of forwards and backwards warpy-stuff. If you use, say, the sort of plastic that makes blister packaging (sized as you need, of course) it should be light enough to stay up okay.
It'll be fragile as all getout, of course, but it would look cool.
@ El Torminator - i like the floating rhombus idea...Dr. H and Anvildude already suggested the two suggestions i would have made...
@ Anvildude - nice pointers...couldn't have said it better myself. but would it not be 3d? 2d is a picture on a flat surface...i would have suggested plastic from a milk jug--that kind of translucent plastic--although any kind of packaging plastic would work.
does anyone know who the League's treasurer is? we are supposed to have lunch money from at least 2 new guys...who's keeping track of the funds?
I'm meaning, like, a full-on tear in reality sort of thing, where it's literally a cut in the fabric of the world, as opposed to some sort of magic sphere portal. That's the idea of something being 2D.
I really need to get started on mine. Luckily, I think once I start I'll be able to just roll right through it- I've got the equipment I need, really, to do large-scale shaping relatively quickly.
@Dr.H: Using lightning as a support for the portal was largely what I was considering doing. I like the idea of some of the cultists acting as anchors, that should be enough stability.
@Anvildude: The former is what I'm going for conceptually.
I'll see if I can get some use for this within the portal:
That is looking fantastic Tek, talk about setting a benchmark.
For the first time I might be in trouble. I got a house move coming up and my corner is looking ominously like I have to clear up. Could be my hopes dashed for this one. Don't write me off yet, but just getting my excuses in early.
Hope you get the chance to finish, Cam. Have a good move.
I've primed my UFO to check for any modelling issues, and thought I'd show you what it looks like when it's not dominated by green and orange bits.
And I mocked up a picture to show what it might look like flying in an unidentified way...
Hey, I don't know how to enter without just saying "Hey, I don't know how to enter."
Can I enter? I was going through some of the earlier rounds and realised that although my terrain is 'serviceable', it's not as great as it could be *cue chain-link fence and barbed wire construction*.
And I had this old scratch-built Rhino lying around, so I thought, why the hell not?
Here's some in-progress shots of the build so far:
@ChrisWhite - send a PM to OneManNoodles asking to be in the contest, on the chance they didn't see you want to enter. IIRC, the piece should not consist of anything existing, i.e., worked on before this contest. you should check w/ OMN to see if your stuff is allowed.
welcome to the contest. now give me your lunch money.
@Tek - bunker looks awesome.,,did you make those shrubs with hot glue and flock? also, i don't mean to be a party pooper, but per the rules you were not supposed to post finished pics on this thread.
Sorry I'm not really around, I am constantly lurking on this thread.
SW1 & ChrisWhite; I've added you both to the register.
@ChrisWhite: Enter by all means, the more the merrier , ignore Gawdam's requests for lunch money,.
very nice Tek, you work quickly!
@DrH: coming along nicely.
@El-Torrminator: This looks promising, I am certainly looking forward to seeing how it turns out
@Camkierhi: I'm sorry to hear that, I hope the move goes well, I'm sure you'll get it finished though.
Meanwhile I'll try and catch up with everyone else's progress on their own threads.
Plenty of time anyone who is thinking of entering, I hear making terrain brings health, wealth and happiness.
Still 6-7 weeks remaining (counting is like like walking, do it too slowly and you fall over ... well, I have good balance, but you know what I mean).
Keep up the good work
#Edit: I meant to say "El-Torrminator" not "Anvildude"
Reply @Gawdam Sumbish - that's alright (re: the no pre-built stuff), and it makes sense, too. Thanks for the heads-up *paws change in pocket nervously* I've got another idea, and March 17th is still ages away.
@OneManNoodles - Cheers, I'll get going on something else straight away!
AND TO THE LoER in general - thanks for the inspiration! I've finally thought of some way to get rid of that scratch-built Rhino, and I'll build something else for this contest!
Still waiting for inspiration to sneak up from below and drag me to my projects completion via a snake-like appendage... May just have to start work in this anyway.
Welcome to the fold chris, your aproach has a really classic assembly of old school ingredients, straw, lid, cardboard and mesh, I like it already. Will there be spillage from that hole? Hot glue would be your friend here... Good luck!
Thanks, Viktor von Domm - I'm just using what I've got at hand; seems like such a waste to just toss that stuff away, although it does drive my wife nuts to see piles of "rubbish" in the dining room (not that she complains when her 'nids are swarming over all our buildings). I was thinking about the hot glue drips - I'll have to experiment with it today to try and figure out how to do that.
Dr H - Cheers! It's coming along. I love your crashed ship/escape pod/weird alien artefact/space whatsit. I'll have to swing over to your blog to see how you did that.
Camkierhi - Thanks! How big is that water tower? Looks massive!
Also a big thank you to GawdamSumbish for the advice about coating my cardboard with PVA - I'm gonna get on that today!
Just a quick question: Can I use GW bitz for accent? For instance, I'd like to use an aquila on the tank, and maybe the Rhino inner panel for a control board, and maybe a searchlight...
2. It should be scratch-built or heavily converted, use of unconventional parts is highly recommended, but obviously the more you scratch build the better. (e.g. you'll get points for using watch parts but you'll get more if you make the gears yourself … and possibly questions of sanity
It is my understanding that you can use any bits from any gaming/collecting/modelling system, as long you put it together in a way that was not intended.
Gubbins/details such as "an aquila on the tank, and maybe the Rhino inner panel for a control board, and maybe a searchlight" would all be fine, just in the same way that a diorama piece featuring a dead space marine wouldn't require you to scratch build the corpse - it's all in how you put it together.
If in doubt, have a flick through some of the old competitions, I think you'll find it all pretty relaxed.
Dr H- don't be afraid to go crazy deep with the crater. Unless you're going for some sort of anti-gravity crash, high-energy impacts would dig deep and throw up a lot of debris.
Chris: Yeah, use anything and everything. But obviously, the more work put in the more points are on offer. Sometimes though, it's worth just using something from a kit rather than fiddling about for ages to scratch-build it. These competitions are as much about the journey as they are about the final product... and rivets....
Anvil': I'm seeing it as a very shallow angled crater. Any greater angle and the shape of the crater changes to have the wide part first and then the narrow trough, then they become pretty much circular.
It's also gone through a wall first, so has lost some energy there.
And the crater is pretty much down to the wooden base, so I can't go any deeper without raising the rest of the ground...
Anybody got any tips for the rivets? I tried the PVA glue route, but that didn't turn out too well, and the wife said I couldn't use her hole punch on plastic (It is easier to ask forgiveness than to gain permission). I might have to go down my local modelling shop and buy some green stuff...
The PVA method takes a bit of practice, but does work - it can depend a lot on what you're using to place the PVA spots.
Slicing a thin roll of GS works well, as does the same with plastic rod.
There are several makes of tiny craft beads or gems that can work.
The plastic beads inside of an old water filter.
If you've the patience you could cut and shave down sprue to form the rods you then slice to create rivets.
Something like the metal nozzle of a used revel glue dispenser can be heated (carefully) and used to indent plastic.
The heads of pins can be clipped and utilised.
There'll be more.......some people around here are quite keen on rivets
I was just using the end of a paint brush to apply them, they came out uniform - it was more that the cardboard drank up the PVA. I might go down the craft store and have a sticky beak, sounds easier than the green stuff or sprue method.
Yeah, if you're applying it straight to cardboard that'll probably happen. Try giving the card a uniform coat of slightly thinned PVA and let that dry before applying the rivets - that should give you a non-porous surface to work on.
Rotary punches are great - mine gets a lot of use, and as plastic sometimes get jammed in the punches something like a rotary punch where the holes all line up means you can push out any caught bits with a knitting needle. That's much harder on some of the solid handled punch presses I've seen.
Dr H wrote: In addition to chopping polystyrene rods (effective, you can choose the size you want, a little tedious)
and using water-filter beads and drilling pits for them (effective, very tedious and sometimes hit and miss, expensive if you don't actually use the filters)
You do also get some nice scale gravel too... with more effort...
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You can also use small drops of glue (CA or PVA), applied with a small point like a cocktail stick.
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On the backpack on the left. I used an old scalpel (that gets used for all kinds of odd jobs) and 3 or 4 applications of PVA to build up the shape.
I have also used left over milliput (GS would also work), that I've rolled into a thin sausage and left to almost fully set (otherwise you'll squash the rivets), then cut into rivets. This also lets you choose the size of your rivets and uses up that bit of putty that you always have left over.
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I've also seen a tutorial of using an automatic pencil to press recessed rivets (little rings) into putty (for when you are sculpting). You could lay down a thin strip of putty and then do this for a change.
I think that's all the methods I've seen...
Also: Camkierhi has championed the use of a small soldering iron with a hollowed tip to melt in recessed rivets in plastic.
and there's the beads that have also been mentioned.
and people will also sell you nice looking cast rivets.
1mm nail beads. fairly cheap, although i would recommend getting 2,000 or more because you'll blow through 1,000 in no time.these are the best thing, i've found, because there is no work to use them aside from gluing them on, and they have a rounded head, the way rivets do in real life. they make smaller .5mm beads, which would be good for figure size models, but the 1mm look great on vehicles, and i imagine would look great on terrain....just make a small puddle of super glue, get a pin, stab the bead, dip it in the glue, and apply. repeat ad nauseum.
another method, if you use plastic card, is to push the head of a pin or tack through the back side of the plastic until it ***almost*** goes through. it's how i started when my hobby fund was dictated by on how much i wanted to eat that week. it's time consuming, but a fairly effective, free, and pretty much useable by everyone who owes something small and pointy.
Do you know if it's possible to get Styrene half beads?
All the ones I've seen are all acrylic, and whilst my glue says it will work on acrylic I'm not convinced I'll get a good bond with anything but superglue.
Thanks for the advice guys, I managed to get my hands on some assorted-size beads (why don't they put the smallest ones in their own packets? Wwwwhhhhyyy?)
Also, some snaps of the nubbins I'm putting on - a control panel and power pack, so far, maybe an aquila and a searchlight.
Today: Rivets and painting!
RIVETS:
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And the assembled building, with nubbin attached:
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Automatically Appended Next Post: Rivets glued (not yet painted), rust formula made up, and chain-link fence suitably propaganda'd!
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RIVETS IN PLACE! Also, rusty rusty rust rust (it's my first attempt at both mixing up and applying rust!
Rust mixture(Khorne Red, a train-set orange (TURN SIGNAL AMBER), and Seraphim Sepia)
Good to see someone making use of their sprue, Chris. (for those that don't know, I'm quite into the use of, and encouragement in the use of, sprue)
Good luck with the rust work. Check many reference pictures to get the look right.
I said that I was going to make a wall for this competition as I missed out on the last competition and here's how I made the long section. There will be another span of wall (that the UFO will have crashed through), but this one could be make in one piece and so I started here.
I had only read about the sandpaper/vice technique, and thought I'd give it a go. Works ok.
As for my own entry, I got distracted and have not found inspiration to get back to it. Perhaps something will come to me, but at this stage I think I'm out.
edit: Few hours later, after digging through my piles of debris in the garage, I think I might have a new idea of what to do! Typical, no sooner had I given in.... :-P
As for my own entry, I got distracted and have not found inspiration to get back to it. Perhaps something will come to me, but at this stage I think I'm out.
edit: Few hours later, after digging through my piles of debris in the garage, I think I might have a new idea of what to do! Typical, no sooner had I given in.... :-P
Firstly that link ROCKS!!!!!!! that is an awesome conversion and love the Psycho Carnival entrance JUST BRILLIANT
Love the little guys as well especially the one with wings well I don't know what you have in store for the comp but if thats anything to go by should be interesting.
I have the same problem had a couple of ideas which seems like others had aswell so it was back to the drawing board then had another idea but trying to work it out was a bit of nightmare so still working on it.
Thanks for the confidence boost, lone dirty dog! :-) As of this post, 50% of the people voting agree with you :-P
I have two ideas, unsure which to go with. Deadline is a touch over a month away, so I might have time to do the more complicated one that fits in with my carnival theme, but I should probably do the easier one 'cos I have all the materials for it already... Perhaps I'll start both and finish neither? :-D
Automatically Appended Next Post: Sorry to get expectations up, but I thought I'd disappoint everyone with something lame, so here I present to you my disastrous start on "Attempt 2".
Location is in the Underhive of Necromunda, so this will probably be an Archeotech Hoard "Territory as Terrain" to go with my power tap from the last competition and my giant mushrooms/fungus grotto. Main focus will be the legs, and they are the only bits glued in place, the rest of the debris is just to see how it looks. All the random coloured bits are from things I found in the garden when I moved here. Might not even use the head piece as it kinda detracts from the "What Happened?" ascept, or have it scattered away with the other bits of Archeotech that I'm thinking of making as scatter terrain to go with it...
Looks terrible with all the colours, but it'll get paint on it! ...and probably still look terrible
Two or three minis can stand comfortably on top of the legs on the feet platforms - one provides a bit better cover though :-P
...or I may abandon the whole lot. I've put a few pieces together for "Attempt 3", but it'll be much more work and I'm terribly lazy and sporadic in my efforts. :-D
Again, that looks really great, Dr H. So far I think you've got my vote :-)
Dr H wrote: Nice parts for the latest attempt. Who or what is the donor toy/model? My first thought was Sky lynx, but it isn't.
How are you making this an accident, or is it the backdrop for an accident?
Apparently the donor is a Gojulas Giga zoid that I salvaged from a bin and cleaned with hospital grade disinfectant - batteries corroded and dirt all the way through its insides, missing arms/tail/spikes. Shame the rest of it wasn't there as I coulda made some money on ebay if I didn't mind passing off broken/rusted/partly melted junk :-P
As for how it could be an accident: I was planning on having just the legs sticking up out of the ground, as if some kind of Titan had fallen from the sky and either gotten stuck or spattered. In addition to this, the fact that the setting is in a Dome of the Underhive would really make it a "What the blank happened?" :-P
Would this fit the theme or should I move on to Attempt #3? :-D
@Dr. H--your piece is really starting to come together...love the detail work on the fence.
@TM--do you plan on adding any signage/decoration to the mecha legs?
@Cam--jeez. i should start working on hobby stuff instead of reading when i can't sleep...you are further along than i am, and my project is a fraction of the size of what you are putting together...
@CW--looks good! love the fence with the signs. i personally would paint the tubes more metallic colors, and some kind of goop coming out of the hole in the tank would look pretty awesome, as well. but that's me.
@GawdamSumbish I was going to have a dribble of goop, but in the end I was terrified of wrecking it (this is the first actually good piece of terrain I've ever built). Next time I'll experiment with the gloopy goo. As for the colours - I used every paint I have (my wife and I only have about six colours, we're pretty new to wargaming), but a trip to the local hobby store is defs on the cards!
@TM--do you plan on adding any signage/decoration to the mecha legs?
I've been painting both it and the base and adding gubbins/miscellaneous debris, do I need to add any signs? I don't think posters/banners would work as it is meant to be off in some long lost dome somewhere deep in the underhive...
Sadly, I am going to have to bow out of the comp. I have too much going on with my job, 2 additional freelance projects, family, and am in escrow at the moment for a home that needs quite a bit of work before we can move in...
Lots of great work in here so far, keep it up! Maybe I will have time to join in the next one.
I may have to drop the graboid/cliff idea and go with something else, haven't had any motivation.
I'm thinking something that will tie in with my DZ/jungle terrain, so maybe an outlook/watchtower that was built on a hill and which as fallen off/down the hill due to erosion or encroaching jungle plants.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Ok keep the jungle terrain drop the prefab DZ stuff for a minute...
I've kind of been wanting to work with aluminum cans as liquid storage tanks for a little while now... so I'll go with that. Obviously the tanks have burst, that's the accident. But what's the result?
Were they tanks of Agent Orange and the jungle just got prematurely defoliated in a much narrower region than it was going to be?
Or was it growth hormone/super fertilizer that was intended to accelerate the outpost/colony's food crops, and the jungle has seized it (by accident, or chillingly, on purpose!) and this particular foot square section of the board is just crazy overgrown with life?
The spilled defoliator would make a much more playable scenery piece, but the crazy verdant jungle tile could work too.
I figure this keeps things relatively simple while still being mostly/all scratch built. Can't decide on the contents of the tanks though.
Lots to comment on, lets see...
Trollmeat: Ah, Zoids. Never had any of them myself. I also see that the legs are the other way up to what I thought they were, accident makes more sense now. Good lick of paint. Keep at it.
Good progress Cam. Look forward to seeing that completed.
Chris: Good work. Especially (but not only) because of your limited pallet.
The rust colour is good. Consider adding some texture to the rustiest of areas.
Rivets worked out good. Nice use of straws, and the fence section looks good.
The numbers on the tank look a bit too crisp for such a dirty tank. Before the wash to make it all dirty you could have sponged or stippled on the blue of the tank, over the transfers, to make them look a little chipped/peeling.
A couple of things to keep in mind for the future (or even to add before the end of this competition).
Sad to see you drop out Fango.
Good ideas Grimdork. Both have their merits.
A couple of additions; For the defoliated idea, you could add a skeleton of someone that was standing far too close.
For the accelerant idea, I like the thought of killer plants growing up... brings to mind the day of the triffids.
And lastly, progress on mine:
I've started to add the plants and the scattered rubble.
Still more to add yet...
I can't get over the swan-dive giant robot that the technology-is-magic imperium assumes is towers Hilarious concept and it looks awesome.
I'm hoping you can finish your entry MonkeyTroll, it's pretty awesome so far.
How long have we got again? I should ahve enough man-hours to knock something out... but I keep vacillating between a couple of things and I'm not really sure the ruptured soda cans thing is really quite what I want to do.
I can't get over the swan-dive giant robot that the technology-is-magic imperium assumes is towers Hilarious concept and it looks awesome.
I'm hoping you can finish your entry MonkeyTroll, it's pretty awesome so far.
How long have we got again? I should ahve enough man-hours to knock something out... but I keep vacillating between a couple of things and I'm not really sure the ruptured soda cans thing is really quite what I want to do.
Glad you like it, I was entertained by the thought when it hit me. :-P I have added a few tiny little mushrooms but I'm just not sure what else to do with it, I'd originally thought of making a few pieces of scatter terrain to go with it in the same line (random toys pulled to bits), but I keep getting distracted, so I think I'll have to shelve the towers for now and see if I make any more progress on it before the deadline (which is 00:00 GMT 29th March, btw. ~26 or so days remaining) :-D
Edit: Oh, that's right, I was going to add some ladders, but I figure people can climb it in-game they want just at a slower rate... and RIVETS! I've not added enough rivets! There, I have something else to add, but I think it is done.
Good luck with the sculpting, Eye'. Don't try to add too much in one go. Build up thick details in layers, otherwise you will start to distort it in the process. Add the finer details at the end for the same reason.
Grimdork: maybe have a rummage in your bits -box/-drawer/-chest/-room/-garage/-house (anything game for modelling) for something that may inspire you. That's what I did for my UFO.
Good work MT. Coming along well.
Good work Trollmeat. Good to have some fluff to give the piece some life. You could have added a fallen/broken ladder as an accident within an accident.
As for mine, I think the building is done (there's a few little tweaks to be done during/after painting). So this is how it looks pre-paint:
4 weeks to paint, I should be able to manage that... maybe...
That is brilliant, Dr H! The little plants on top of the walls with the wire aerial roots coming down remind me of figs and really bring it together. If you are as fast painting as you are building, 4 weeks will be plenty.
Good work Trollmeat. Good to have some fluff to give the piece some life. You could have added a fallen/broken ladder as an accident within an accident.
Can't guarantee I'll do it, or that if I do that it will actually read properly, but that is also brilliant :-)
You all picked such huge projects, if you (collectively) want a bit of an extension I'm cool with that. if only for a few days until the end of the month.
I'm very impressed with what I see so far, so take that as encouragement.
You can do it EyeamRai!!!
Sorry to see you go Fango.
There is still quite a few people I haven't seen for a long time.
Otherwise I'm really impressed with all of you so far.
Keep up the good work, I can see I'm going to have to go into a retreat or something to come up with the winner. look out for the white smoke.
I'm still trying to come up with a good jungle-based accident that fits within a 1x1' area so as to mesh with my scenery project.
I got my original idea, wandered off for awhile, then decided to change it in the last few weeks.
That scene is great Dr. H, I may have to blatantly rip off the crashed plane thing.... as that would certainly be something that could happen in a jungle. I've got a 40k valkyrie that's never gonna see use in 40k... it would fit pretty well onto a 1x1' square, even with a bit of a furrow behind it. Should be a really neat piece to play around too since the doors and ramp open and it's kind of a wrecked transport jungle gym
Time permitting I would do up another 1x1' section intended to line up behind the crash with a watchtower that was clipped and has fallen over backwards...
I realize sinking a Valkyrie into some scenery and sticking some jungle plants on it after it's painted isn't exactly hitting all of the points of the contest.... but it may be something I can get done which is a bonus.
Looking great doc, paint's going to really bring that to life
A broken ladder will fit nicely in with the leg-towers trollmeat
Crashed valk seems like a pretty good accident to me Grim!
Planning to get some work done on the actual accident and the construction site this afternoon, but in the meantime a minor query for anyone with a view.....
Squared off roof for the brothel, or a cut-away roof to line up with the rest?
If you've read my blog you'll know I originally put in squared floors, then had to cut them down as I realised they looked awkward overhanging the edge of the diorama. Technically I should do the same with the roof - which will then follow the blue line visible on the plastic. I'm not sure that works visually though, not sure if having a cut-away roof like that looks a bit off to the casual viewer.
So, I knew I was going for a Dwarven Outpost/Volcano thing, but I was having trouble with figuring out what exactly I wanted to do for a 'What went wrong' theme and how big, and how much, and what with, etc. etc.
But cleaning out a bunch of old cookie packages (plastic stuff) gave me some neat shapes- one in particular that's a sort of channel between two lumpier parts- and so I decided to go a little Dwarf Fortress with it.
I'm gonna have that channelly bit be a lava spout, sort of like the runoff gates in a dam, only for molten rock. And someone's gone and built their house or shack or brewery right there in the way of the lava stream.
trollmeat wrote:That is brilliant, Dr H! The little plants on top of the walls with the wire aerial roots coming down remind me of figs and really bring it together. If you are as fast painting as you are building, 4 weeks will be plenty.
Fast, I am not.
Have lots of free time, I do.
Thanks.
GrimDork wrote:That scene is great Dr. H, I may have to blatantly rip off the crashed plane thing.... as that would certainly be something that could happen in a jungle. I've got a 40k valkyrie that's never gonna see use in 40k... it would fit pretty well onto a 1x1' square, even with a bit of a furrow behind it. Should be a really neat piece to play around too since the doors and ramp open and it's kind of a wrecked transport jungle gym
Time permitting I would do up another 1x1' section intended to line up behind the crash with a watchtower that was clipped and has fallen over backwards...
I realize sinking a Valkyrie into some scenery and sticking some jungle plants on it after it's painted isn't exactly hitting all of the points of the contest.... but it may be something I can get done which is a bonus.
Sounds good. I don't hold a monopoly on flying vehicle crashes, so no problems from me there.
MT: I've commented over in your thread, but I say cut it to match the floors.
Painting has started, but isn't very exciting yet.
Just some shading and dry-brushing.
More to come on that...
Currently planning on all being the same colour. It will be getting a brown (or blue) wash so will be shades of brown (maybe blue) not grey in the end.
It will hopefully be in sharp contrast to the base, that will have many and varied colours, therefore making it all the more alien.
I am thinking of offering a bit of an extension to you all, those entries that are being worked on look fantastic, but I can see they will want a bit more time to finish, how much time do you think you will need?
@ DrH: I can't believe I forgot to thank you for your little tutorial on the concrete barriers, well Thank you! Is that Papier-mâché on the base?
@ Trollmeat: That's a cool and twisted use of an old toy
@ Camkierhi: How is your blimp progressing? Last I saw I was hugely impressed.
@ ChrisWhite: Nice work, yours is the second piece that I've seen finished
@ Anvildude: That's an interesting idea, cookie volcano, sounds delicous I'm looking forward to seeing this.
@ monkeytroll: made a decision yet on the roof? Also I love what you've done with the robots so far.
As I've said If you feel you need time, please say how much within reason!
Well everything is looking great guys some truly amazing looking projects here and I am totally impressed I do have some favourites but will keep that under my hat for now
However I will be bowing out gracefully ( yes I know no surprise there ) but I have made 3 attempts at ideas and none of come off plus I now have to clear the house ready for the new sofas turning up this weekend and my other halfs dads 80th the following one so no free time.
So sorry for the failure but good luck to you guys and can't wait to see the final incarnations
OneManNoodles wrote:@ DrH: I can't believe I forgot to thank you for your little tutorial on the concrete barriers, well Thank you! Is that Papier-mâché on the base?
Not a prob'. Yeah, it is kind of... Tissue paper (bog-roll) and PVA/water over polystyrene foam, with a couple of thin layers of dental plaster and then my usual basing on top.
Good progress MT and Cam'.
Sad to see you drop out LDD.
Progress has been a little slow recently, but here's where the UFO is at the moment:
There's still more to do. This is after a black pin-wash into all the recesses, which will be followed up with some brown that will (somehow) blend into blue that will go up to white at the highlights... but progress, none-the-less.
Dr. H - love the fine detail wire work...getting my ass whipped, this contest.
i have decided to bench the scratch built tank for now, as i had some inspiration strike and drive me in a different direction...hoping to finish the new entry next weekend. if it doesn't work out, i should still have some time to finish the tank...
GawdamSumbish wrote:Dr. H - love the fine detail wire work...getting my ass whipped, this contest.
Thanks. It was quite time-consuming work, getting all the wires on (and once you've got the end to stick down you just work your way along it, tweezers and superglue).
i have decided to bench the scratch built tank for now, as i had some inspiration strike and drive me in a different direction...hoping to finish the new entry next weekend. if it doesn't work out, i should still have some time to finish the tank...
keep it up, everyone! plenty of time still left!
Yep, go with the inspiration. Good luck.
Anvildude wrote:Just got myself some Carving Plaster, some foamcore, and a block of Florist's foam. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with them.
Carving plaster? Sounds interesting.
Camkierhi wrote:@ Dr.H, Sir that is looking seriously good. Distinct lack of rivets, but good all the same.
Yes, I have noticed that mine is lacking in actual rivets. But I have a plan to rectify this.
monkeytroll wrote:Dr H - Suitably Gigeresque, good job!
Thanks MT. When it comes to aliens, who else?!
Progress:
Gravel, done.
Concrete, started...
Boxes, base-coated...
Rest, to do...
The Goblin head looks really good EyeamRai The Glyphs look really cool. What material are you using btw? I'm a rubbish sculptor, (probably down to me having only ever made 2 things in school with 4 years between them).
There is a little grace period till midnight GMT on the 31st I know it's only 72 hours but I figure that's how long it'll take me to realise the competition is over .
Good work EyeamRai. You've matched your drawing well. Why is it pink though? I have no problem with it being pink, I was just expecting rock coloured or green if painted by the greenskins...
With a bit of practice, OMN, I'm sure you'd be a fine sculptor. You have the eye in for shapes already with your scratch-building.
Now I've got the mud base-coated, the whole is coming together.
@ Eye - lookng good, man! the symbols on the stones came out well...
not that anyone gives a flying at a rolling donut on a gravel driveway, but i have been working on entry v.2 a bit this week, and hope to finish it this weekend, as i have about 18 free hours. i have WIP pics, but i haven't posted them because i am lazy and spending time with the provider of my nookie....but pics will be up sometime tomorrow.
by the way, unless my math is way off, the updated deadline is 11 days and change or thereabouts. OMN, not to tell you your business, but you might want to update the thread title...
Deadline extended by a few days (see thread title), I started this on a crappy Tuesday, I'll end it on what I hope is a not so crappy one! As I will be overjoyed by all your finished amazing pieces...
EyeamRai wrote:Dr H. My Orcs and Goblins all have red skin. I'm hoping to get the red more into the background and have all of them be more old stone colored.
That would make sense then. Don't mind me...
Good to see someone got it, Gawdam.
Progress on my part. Mud is mostly done, rocks are mostly done, boxes and packing material are mostly done, plants and toilets only just basecoated. Much more left to do...
Not sure I'm gonna finish on time. I finally finally got an idea down that I'm sure I can complete... but I've also go the dakka painting comp to finish and since that's almost done...gotta prioritize it. I'm gonna finish this piece one way or the other, however, may just miss the deadline.
you have to judge upon so many entries that will all be soooo uniquely different, or dare we say incomparable....mwahahaha....
ghost and me being unable to do much of anything due to 
I'm really looking forward to seeing this!
11" x 14" ( approx 28 x 35.5 
treads are taking shape...
